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Proper Label Placement in Forms
HTML Form LabelsLabel placement is important in usability of HTML forms. There is an amazing study done by uxmatters where they compared different label placements in forms. Here are the results: Label position—Placing a label above an input field works better in most cases, because users aren’t forced... continue reading "Proper Label Placement in Forms"»
Is Your Logo a Waste of Space?
Logo Size in Website LayoutYour logo is taking up important screen space. Don't let it take up valuable space that could be convincing your prospective customers to purchase from you. I've been telling clients for years that their logo doesn't need to take up half the space on their website. Your customers didn't... continue reading "Is Your Logo a Waste of Space?"»
Fixing a Raid 5 Degraded Array After a Failed Disk
Raid 5Failed hard drive on a Dell PowerEdge server placed Raid 5 on a PERC 4/di in a degraded state. Here are the steps to rebuild the Raid array on a Dell PowerEdge. We had a harddrive crash on one of our Dell PowerEdge servers this week. Fortunately, we had no downtime because it only took one drive out... continue reading "Fixing a Raid 5 Degraded Array After a Failed Disk"»
[SOLVED] Ubuntu Hanging at Shutdown - Blinking Cursor
Ubuntu Shutdown FixHow to fix Ubuntu shutdown problem with blinking white cursor by using acpi=force. I had found this fix once before, but then when I went to look for it, I had to dig for about an hour to find it again, so I'm posting it here. I've seen this both on Jaunty Jackalope and Karmic Koala. The system would... continue reading "[SOLVED] Ubuntu Hanging at Shutdown - Blinking Cursor"»
Preorder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Order Harry Potter 7Warning: This post is very "off topic". The long awaited book 7 in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in now available to preorder from Amazon.We preordered book 6 from Amazon last time and we received it on the release day without having to stand in lines to get... continue reading "Preorder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"»
The Secret Behind Testing and Measuring on Your Website
Making and Testing ChangesSmall changes can have a huge impact on usability and profits of your website. What can you do to know which little things are important? Testing, testing, and more testing. Many things can have an impact on the visitors to your website. Is the background color of your website affecting how long your... continue reading "The Secret Behind Testing and Measuring on Your Website"»
People over 30 should be dead...?
IronyRan across this list and had to post it. Ever wonder when the pendulum is going to swing back the other way? Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. As children,... continue reading "People over 30 should be dead...?"»
Adobe Stock Photo Royalty-Free Image Service Discontinued
Adobe Stock Photo Service EndsAdobe is ending its Stock Photography Service.I received the following email from Adobe just the other day:As of April 1, 2008, the Adobe(R) Stock Photos royalty-free image service will be discontinued. We made this decision in order to focus our efforts in other areas, and we want to share this news... continue reading "Adobe Stock Photo Royalty-Free Image Service Discontinued"»
Most Useful Seach Engine Optimization Information
Search Engine Optimization InformationFor those of you in the web site design business, what document, guideline, book, whatever, did you find most useful for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Here is some quick advice: Always follow the Google webmaster guidelines Make sure you use a unique and descriptive title tag Make sure you... continue reading "Most Useful Seach Engine Optimization Information"»
nbsp Error in Ajax Calls (Mootools) in Google Chrome
Mootools & NBSP; Entity Error FixedHow to fix 'nbsp' not defined error in Google Chrome. I have fought with this problem for a long time and finally found a "correct" answer. If you have problems using MooTools in Chrome and get "Entity 'nbsp' not defined. Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error." I have a great answer... continue reading "nbsp Error in Ajax Calls (Mootools) in Google Chrome"»
Basic Website Usability Tips
Website UsabilityHere is a good list of important basic design usability tips. I'm doing a massive cleanup of my bookmarks, and realized that tons of really good content just disappears off the web. So, I'm going to put the content where I know it won't disappear. Here are some great usability tips I grabbed from Jens... continue reading "Basic Website Usability Tips"»
Long Tail of Search Statistics
Long Tail of SearchUnique search strings accounted for more traffic than all search strings that more than 100 people searched for combined (including keyword sets that had thousands of searches). To help explain this topic in more detail we will use this sample data. Keyword Set Number of Times Keyword Set was... continue reading "Long Tail of Search Statistics"»
Search Engine Usage for 2009
Search Engine Statistics 2009Search engine usage is out for June 2009. The Nielsen Company reported search engine usage for June 2009. Here are their findings. Search Engine Percentage Google 66.1% Yahoo 16.2% Bing 8.8% AOL 3.0% Google is still the master of search and expanding its grasp... continue reading "Search Engine Usage for 2009"»
2006 Website Browser Stats Review
2006 Website Browser Stats2006 Website Browser Statistics - Year End Results Well another year is gone and here is the browser war roundup for the year of 2006. This year we saw the much anticipated IE 7 browser release and although they have taken some nice strides forward , and having it rollout in the Microsoft Update... continue reading "2006 Website Browser Stats Review"»
Online E-commerce done correctly
E-commerceOnline e-commerce done correctly. I was very impressed with Utrecht Art's confirmation page (and a few other nice things about the way they do their online shopping experience. Provide promo code on their site. (and had it prepopulate the promo code once you get to the checkout page) Best sellers... continue reading "Online E-commerce done correctly"»
Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Installation
Ubuntu Installation Feisty FawnWell we just installed Feisty Fawn on one of the laptops here in the office. Everything seems to be running smoothly. I'm going to be posting some basic "reminders" for myself for the next time I do an install, so these might help someone, or they might not.Make sure you get the latest... continue reading "Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Installation"»
2009 Website Browser Statistics
Browser Stats 20092009 Website Browser Statistics Review. IE 7 is still the browser of choice, but some of the IE 7 crowd have recently switched over to IE 8. Mostly we saw a move from IE 7 to IE 8 with Firefox gaining another percentage and eveyone else staying practically the same from the middle of 2009. The web... continue reading "2009 Website Browser Statistics"»
Free SEO Report - Review
Free SEO ReportA quick review of Shoemoney's "Free SEO Report". I've been a big Shoemoney follower for a long time, but when I read about his latest adventure I was suprised because I had already used the service - Free SEO Report, without knowing that he was behind it. Here is a quick review: The report contains... continue reading "Free SEO Report - Review"»
2011 Website Browser Statistics
Browser Stats 2011Firefox loses ground while Chrome and mobile gain percentage points. IE remains constant. Browser statistics for the beginning of 2011 show that IE has remained at a consistent 61% market share. Firefox fell the most in 2011 losing 5.86% over 2010. Chrome surges again with a 2.65% increase over 2010.... continue reading "2011 Website Browser Statistics"»
Search Engine Usage for 2008
Search Engine Statistics 2008Nielson/Net Ratings has released new search engine statistics for May 2008. Google has increased its market share over the Nov 2007 search engine results we posted last year. Google pulled ahead a little farther from 57.7 to 59.3 for a 1.6% increase in market share. Google captured just over 4.7 billion... continue reading "Search Engine Usage for 2008"»
2009 Website Browser Stats Review
2009 Website Browser StatsIE 7 is the current browser of choice with Firefox second and IE 6 in third. IE 8 adoption is still slow. Since we didn't do a browser stat review for 2008, we decided to do a review for the middle of 2009 and bring people back up to speed on the browser war. Among the tech field (Site 6) Firefox still... continue reading "2009 Website Browser Stats Review"»
2007 Website Browser Stats Review
2007 Website Browser Stats2007 Website Statistics from multiple websites show that the top three website browsers are still IE 6, IE 7, and Firefox.Here are some browser statistics for 2007. Browser Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 7 Averages MSIE 7.0 43.52% 18.32%... continue reading "2007 Website Browser Stats Review"»
SEO World Championship SEO Contest Begins
GlobalWarming Awareness2007 ContestWell there is another SEO contest going on, so we'll see how much SPAM comments start accumulating on discussion boards and blogs all over the world. This contest is for the keywords "globalwarming awareness2007 ". Those that rank highest on the big three (Google, Yahoo, and MSN) will... continue reading "SEO World Championship SEO Contest Begins"»
Preorder The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Tales of Beedle the Bard Collector's Edition(Warning this is way off topic).The Tales of Beedle the Bard is now available for pre order from Amazon.Well, the elusive Tales of Beedle the Bard (not Beetle the Bard as many pronounce it) are now available for preorder. Originally the book had only 7 copies made. One that was auctioned off and ultimately... continue reading "Preorder The Tales of Beedle the Bard"»
Search Engine Usage for 2007
Search Engine StatisticsNielson/Net Ratings has released new search engine statistics for Nov 2007. Google has really increased market share over the Feb 2006 search engine results we posted last year. Google jumped from 48.5 to 57.7 for a 9.2% increase in market share. Google captured just over 4.2 billion searches in Nov... continue reading "Search Engine Usage for 2007"»
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